🇨🇦 2010 Canada - BEAUTIFUL Fine Silver Coin - UNIQUE Dinosaur Fossil

Description

2010 Canadian Fossilized Dinosaur: Raptor/Dromaeosaurus Fine Silver Coin
It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding-and opens a window to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilized bones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth but disappeared suddenly 65 million years ago.
During the time of these great beasts, a great inland sea covered much of western Canada and the area now known as Alberta and Saskatchewan was a lush subtropical shore-and home to over 35 dinosaur species. As these animals died, the evolving landscape covered their bones with centuries of mud and sand—only to be revealed when the glaciers from the last Ice Age scraped away the top layers of rock and exposed bits of fossilized bone. Discovered by paleontologists in the late 1800’s, they inspired generations of dinosaur hunters and established Canada as one of the richest sources of Late Cretaceous fossils on earth.
Dromaeosaurus (meaning "running lizard") was one of two raptor, (dromaeosaurid) species that lived in Alberta between 74 and 76 million years ago. This group of dinosaurs is closely related to birds. They were agile with a light body and a long tail that maintained their balance as they ran upright on their two hind legs.
Measuring about 2.5 m (8.25 ft) from head to tail, Dromaeosaurus would normally weigh less than 20 kg (44 lb). With clawed hands on its fore limbs and sharp, recurved teeth, it was perfectly equipped for slicing into its prey
Special features:
- Last in a four coin series featuring dinosaur fossils following 2007 Parasaurolophus , 2008 Triceratops and 2009 Tyrannosaurus rex.
- A selective finish has been applied to the reverse of the coin to give its design an aged appearance. Variations in tone and colour are a direct result of this process. No two coins will be alike.
- Designs approved by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Product specifications:
- Face Value: 4 dollar
- Mintage: 20,000
- Composition: 99.99% silver
- Weight (g): 15.87
- Diameter (mm): 34.0
- Edge: Serrated
- Finish: Proof
- Certificate: Serialized
- Artist: Kerri Burnett
Design:
- No two coins in this collection are exactly alike, thanks to this unique selective aging effect applied to each 99.99% pure silver coin.
- To ensure absolute accuracy, this design was approved by palaeontologists at the Royal Tyrell Museum in Alberta.
Packaging:
- Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
Advertising date: September 16, 2009
Launch date: October 1st, 2009
(Thank you to coinsunlimited.ca, mint.ca and fellow eBay pages for helping me build this description).
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This auction is for the
🇨🇦 2010 Canada - Fine Silver Coin - UNIQUE Dromaeosaurus Dinosaur Fossil
It is in mint condition! Has been kept in a drawer since 2010. However, it is missing the black sleeve that covers the red box (shown in the last photo).
!!! Please see the images attached. The item shown in the listing's photos is the actual item you are bidding on. The pictures were taken to highlight all possible flaws. Please make your judgement on the condition of this bill with reference to these pictures.
PLEASE NOTE there are 3 stock images from mint.ca that show the coin's features. These 3 photos are NOT the actual coin that you will be getting. Rather, all of the photos except for those 3 are photos of the coin that you will be receiving. Thanks!
This coin is in
BEAUTIFUL
condition for its age.
Please take note of the very minor marks on the front of the coin's cover, as seen in photos.
Coin comes in protective red box and with the original RCM information slip. The coin is also enclosed in a plastic cover.
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